A review by gemmie_gee
The Appeal by Janice Hallett

funny mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hiya! (Issy reference - I might start using that greeting now) I love a good murder mystery and it’s so refreshing to read it in this format! I will say it was hard in the beginning to find out who’s who, especially since there were 15-ish characters in the story that the reader had to keep up with. It was quite a whirlwind to read all of these emails and try to piece the story together. We don’t know who gets “murdered” until the last quarter of the book. I was hoping to guess who the murderer was, but I wish there was a bit more leeway to let the reader try to figure it out instead of having the two lawyers spell it out for the reader (or maybe I’m just dumb). But overall, I couldn’t put the book down. It’s one of my favorite books to read during my commute!
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